At least six people were killed in separate incidents of wall collapse, lightning and flash flooding of streams triggered by heavy showers in the districts in Hyderabad Karnataka and Mumbai Karnataka..Deccan Herald 3 weeks ago

In 2012, the center of Lydbrook, a village skirting the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England, was deluged with several feet of water. The flash flooding, unleashed by torrential rainfall across..Source: Wochit Headline News - 1 day ago

On Saturday, officials raced to evacuate tens of thousands of people living downstream from an endangered dam in Puerto Rico. The National Weather Service warned the failure of Guajataca Dam in..Source: Wochit Headline News - 3 days ago

Having left more than 30 dead in the Caribbean, Hurricane Maria’s destructive impact is not over yet.
After ravaging the US island territory of Puerto Rico, tens of thousands of people there..Source: euronews (in English) - 4 days ago

In what the government is calling an "extremely dangerous" situation, a dam in Puerto Rico is failing and forcing two towns to evacuate. The Guajataca Dam on the island's northwest coast is prompting..Source: Wochit News - 4 days ago

In Sierra Leone, the death toll has crossed over 400 in the mudslides caused by heavy rain on Monday.President Ernest Bai Koroma said that his country needs "urgent support now" for thousands of people..All India Radio on August 15, 2017

BEIJING (Reuters) - Thunderstorms lashed Beijing on Saturday, disrupting hundreds of flights at one of the world's largest airports, while authorities warned that rain and wind could cause landslides..Reuters India on August 12, 2017Also reported by •DNA

*Imphal (Manipur) [India], May 31 (ANI): Heavy rainfall in the past three days in Manipur triggered panic among residents after water bodies including rivers and lakes were swollen, causing flash..ANI News on May 31, 2017

Heavy rain and strong winds are lashing parts of New Zealand as Cyclone Cook, called the worst storm in decades, sweeps across the North Island. States of emergency have been declared in the Coromandel..All India Radio on April 13, 2017

Using nearly 100,000 images extracted from Google Street View, a team of researchers has developed a method to map and quantify how street trees regulate ecosystem services. With urban populations..BGR India on March 1, 2017

A sinkhole opened up less than 1 kilometre (0.62 mile) from Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's home in the wealthy Sydney suburb of Point Piper, media said on Wednesday, after a night of..DNA on February 8, 2017Also reported by •Reuters India

In Indonesia, at least 10 people were killed and three others are missing in flash flooding and landslides in Java Island.National Disaster agency said, in a statement that torrential rain triggered..All India Radio on September 21, 2016

Ten people have been killed in flash flooding and landslides in Indonesia, an official said Wednesday, with a search ongoing for three others still missing in the disasters on Java island.Zee News on September 21, 2016Also reported by •Mid-Day •Oneindia

ATHENS (Reuters) - At least four people died in widespread flash floods caused by heavy rains which lashed Greece overnight, the country's fire brigade said on Wednesday.Reuters India on September 7, 2016

Flash flooding and landslides in Indonesia have killed 24 and left 26 others missing with mud avalanches burying people inside their homes. In a statement, Disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo..All India Radio on June 19, 2016

Incessant rain in regions of Germany, France and Austria led to flash flooding today, forcing residents to seek refuge on rooftops and stranding hundreds of pupils at their school overnight,..Zee News on June 1, 2016

Fifteen students holidaying at a popular tourist spot in western Indonesia have been killed in a landslide, an official said on Monday, with fears the death toll could rise.
Heavy rain and flash..DNA on May 16, 2016